LEC, 2026-08-28. The matchup was Team Vitality against Fnatic, and the result was a win for Team Vitality. With 18 combined kills, fights were rare, and the game lasted 26:19. When kills are scarce, the gold and objective gaps are what explain the result. The total gold gap grew to 17,081, with Team Vitality ahead. At that size the item tiers differ, so the late-game combat figures should be read as numbers produced after the gap opened. On objectives, Towers split 10 to 0, and Team Vitality took the larger share.

Looking at FIESTA, the pick was Locke and the line reads 12/1/1. The gold and damage share in the scoreboard show what kind of game it was. Comparing end-of-game gold position by position, the widest gap sits at Mid: FIESTA ahead of Vladi by 5,851. The draft started with Team Vitality removing Cassiopeia and Fnatic removing Nocturne. Those first two cards set the direction of the draft. This is game 3 of a 3-game series, played on patch 16.17.